TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome To The Bootcamp

Chapter 1 - Monitoring

The Listening Environment

Determining The Listening Position

Standing Waves

Acoustic Problems Quick Fixes

Exercise Pod - Improving The Listening Environment

Basic Monitor Setup

Exercise Pod - Speaker Placement

How To Listen

Basic Listening Technique

Exercise Pod - What To Listen For

How Loud (Or Soft) Should I Listen?

Exercise Pod - Listening Levels

Listening On Several Speaker Systems

Exercise Pod - Listening On Multiple Monitors

Listening In Mono

Phase Coherency

Balances

Exercise Pod - Listening In Mono

Chapter 2 - Session Setup

Prepping Your Mix

Make A Session File Copy

Arrange Your Tracks

Insert Section Markets

Set Up Subgroups

Set Up Your Effects

Insert Compressors And Limiters

Exercise Pod - Prepping Your Mix

Prepping Yourself

Play Something You Know

Take Notes

Make Yourself Comfortable

Exercise Pod - Prepping Yourself

Chapter 3 - Mixing Basics

A Brief History

What Are Your Trying To Accomplish?

Developing The Groove

Exercise Pod - Developing The Groove

Emphasizing The Most Important Elements

Exercise Pod - Identifying The Most Important Elements

Putting The Performers In An Environment

Exercise Pod - Identifying The Tall, Deep and Wide Dimensions

What Does An Amateur Mix Sound Like?

The 6 Elements Of A Mix

Exercise Pod - The Elements Of A Mix

Chapter 4 - Balance

Visualize the Mix

Exercise Pod -Visualize The Mix

The Music Elements Of An Arrangement

Exercise Pod - Identifying Arrangement Elements

Building The Mix

The Drums

Exercise Pod - Balancing The Drums

Exercise Pod - Checking The Drum Phase

Exercise Pod - Assigning The Drum Channels To A Subgroup

The Bass

Exercise Pod - Balancing The Bass And Drums

The Vocals

Exercise Pod - Balancing The Lead And Background Vocals

Guitars

Exercise Pod - Balancing The Guitars

Keyboards

Exercise Pod - Balancing The Keyboards

Loops

Exercise Pod - Balancing Loops

Mixing By Muting

Automation

Chapter 5 - Panning

The Three Main Panning Areas

Low Frequencies In The Center

Panning The Drums

Exercise Pod - Panning The Drums

Panning The Bass

Exercise Pod - Panning The Bass

Panning Guitars

Exercise Pod - Panning Electric Guitars

Stereo Instruments

Panning Keyboards

Exercise Pod - Panning The Keyboards

Pseudo-Stereo

Panning Vocals

Exercise Pod - Panning The Lead Vocal

Exercise Pod - Panning Background Vocals

Chapter 6 - Compression

Compression Basics

Compressor Controls

Compressor Operation

Setting The Compressor

Limiting

Compressing The Various Instruments

Compressing The Drums

Exercise Pod - Compressing The Drums

Parallel Compression

Exercise Pod - Parallel Compression On Drums

Compressing The Bass

Exercise Pod - Compressing The Bass

Compressing Guitars

Exercise Pod - Compressing Electric Guitars

Exercise Pod - Compressing The Acoustic Guitars

Compressing Keyboards

Exercise - Compressing Keyboards

Compressing Vocals

Exercise Pod - Compressing The Lead Vocal

Other Other Instruments Instruments

Compressing Loops

Exercise Pod - Compressing Loops

De-essers

Exercise Pod - Using The De-esser

Gates

Exercise Pod - Using A Gate

Chapter 7 - Using The EQ

Equalization Basics

EQ Parameters

Description Of The Audio Bands

Using The Equalizer

The Principles Of Equalization

EQing Various Instruments

Equalizing The Drums

Exercise Pod - EQing The Drums

Equalizing The Bass

Exercise Pod - EQing The Bass

Equalizing The Vocal

Exercise Pod - EQing The Vocal

Exercise Pod - EQing The Background Vocals

Equalizing The Electric Guitar

Exercise Pod - EQing The Electric Guitar

Equalizing The Acoustic Guitar

Exercise Pod - EQing The Acoustic Guitar

Equalizing The Piano

Exercise Pod - EQing The Piano

Equalizing The Organ

Exercise Pod - EQing The Organ

Equalizing Strings

Exercise Pod - EQing The String Section

Equalizing Horns

Exercise Pod - EQing Horns

Equalizing The Bass

Exercise Pod - EQing The Bass

Equalizing Percussion

Exercise Pod - EQing Bongos And Congas

Exercise Pod - EQing Shakers And Triangle

Chapter 8 - Adding Reverb

Reverb Basics

Typical Reverb Parameters

Timing The Reverb To The Track

Reverb Setup

The Two Reverb Quick Setup Method

The Three Reverb Full Setup Method

Adding Reverbs To Instruments

Adding Reverb To The Drum Kit

Exercise Pod - Adding Reverb To The Drum Kit

Adding Reverb To The Bass

Exercise Pod - Adding Reverb To The Bass

Adding Reverb To The Vocal

Exercise Pod - Adding Reverb To The Lead Vocal

Exercise Pod - Adding Reverb To The Background Vocals

Adding Reverb To Guitars

Exercise Pod - Adding Reverb To Guitars

Adding Reverb To Keyboards

Exercise Pod - Adding Reverb To The Piano

Exercise Pod - Adding Reverb To The Organ

Exercise Pod - Adding Reverb To Synthesizers

Adding Reverb To Strings

Exercise Pod - Adding Reverb To The String Section

Adding Reverb To Horns

Exercise Pod - Adding Reverb To Horns

Adding Reverb To Percussion

Exercise Pod - Adding Reverb To Bongos And Congas

Exercise Pod - Adding Reverb To Shakers And Triangles

Layering The Mix

Exercise Pod - Layering The Mix

Chapter 9 - Adding Delay

Delay Basics

Typical Delay Parameters

The Haas Effect

Timing The Delay To The Track

Exercise Pod - Timing The Delay

Delay Setup

The Single Delay Quick Setup Method

The Three Delay Full Setup Method

Adding Delay To Instruments

Adding Delay To The Vocals

Exercise Pod - Adding Delay To The Vocals

Adding Delay To The Guitar

Exercise Pod - Adding Delay To The Guitar

Adding Delay to Keyboards

Exercise Pod - Adding Delay to Keyboards

Adding Delay To The Drum Kit

Exercise Pod - Adding Delay To The Drum Kit

Adding Delay To Other Instruments

Chapter 10 - Modulation Effects

Modulation Basics

Types Of Modulation

Flanger And Phasors

Chorus

Tremelo And Vibrato

Parameter Settings

Modulation Setup

Modulation On Instruments

Modulation On Guitars

Exercise Pod - Modulation On Guitars

Modulation On Keyboards

Exercise Pod - Modulation On Keyboards

Modulation On Vocals

Exercise Pod - Modulation On Lead Vocal

Exercise Pod - Modulation On Background Vocals

Modulation On Strings

Exercise Pod - Modulation On Strings

Modulation On Other Instruments

Exercise Pod - Modulation On Drums

Chapter 11 - Interest

Developing The Groove

Finding The Groove

Exercise Pod - Finding The Groove

Establishing The Groove

Exercise Pod - Establishing The Groove

Emphasizing The Most Important Element

Finding The Most Important Element

Exercise Pod - Finding The Most Important Element

Emphasizing The Most Important Element

Exercise Pod - Emphasizing The Most Important Element

Making The Mix Element Interesting

Exercise Pod - Making The Mix Interesting

Chapter 12 - The Master Mix

Mixing With Subgroups

Exercise Pod - Mixing With Subgroups

The Master Level Meters

Types Of Meters

Mix Buss Levels

Exercise Pod - Setting The Mix Buss Levels

Mix Buss Compression

Mix Buss Compressor Settings

Exercise Pod - Setting Up The Mix Buss Compressor

Stay Away From Hypercompression

Exercise Pod - The Evils Of Hypercompression

How Long Should My Mix Take?

How To Know When Your Mix Is Finished

Exercise Pod - Am I Finished Yet?

Chapter 13 - The Final Mix

Glossary

Index